Making The Invisibles Visible is a 21-day campaign initiated by Save the Children and NDTV to bring focus to the lives of children living in street situations. As India fights the Novel Coronavirus, we must not forget one of the most marginalised and excluded groups whose lives have been long ignored – street-connected children.
Nearly 20 lakh children live on the streets of India, without an identity, a name to call their own, a place to call home, sleeping on empty stomachs for days and nights. These twenty lakh are children, who have dreams, who have rights, who are our tomorrow. They are living in the shadows today.
The 21-day campaign will generate public interest and raise funds to ensure these over 20 lakh children who live, earn, sleep and eat on our streets are cared for and protected. Amidst the crisis the world is facing, they are most vulnerable, exposed to infection and disease.
Thank you to all the donors. You can still contribute and make a difference to the lives of lakhs of children: https://special.ndtv.com/making-the-invisible-visible-65/donate-now
Nokia's Sanjay Malik on the impact of #coronaviruspandemic on lives of children.
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"It's a pretty bleak situation": Prateek Kuhad (@prateekkuhad), Singer Song-writer on #CoronavirusOutbreak
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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Impact of #CoronavirusPandemic on children's mental health is a major cause of concern: Mandana Karimi (@manizhe)
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"Reintegrating the children back after the #lockdown is lifted is a big worry": Bidisha Pillai, CEO, Save The Children
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"Making the invisibles visible is very important": Actor @LakshmiManchu
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"It is our responsibility to protect these (street) kids": Actor Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi)
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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Let's support as much as we can 🙏 @stc_india@ndtv @PrannoyRoyNDTV@MediaRaindrop#PrashantShishodia#TheInvisibles #Covid19 https://t.co/DSuMFHi4Ru
- Tahira Kashyap Khurrana (@tahira_k) April 26, 2020
Boxer @boxervijender on the impact of #CoronavirusPandemic on children.
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"We all need to come together to help children on the street amid this pandemic": Manish Pai, MD, Mini Club,
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"We can see children running around on streets in the hope of getting something to eat": Rahul Ram, Musician and Social Activist
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"#Coronavirus cases are at the lowest level since the lockdown": @PrannoyRoyNDTV
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"We should become uncomfortable with the fact that this is how the children are living": Tahira Kashyap (@tahira_k), Writer and Theatre Director
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"After meeting Mithali Raj, we realised and were encouraged that us girls can also achieve something like she has": Lusi, Child Champion
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"Wonderful to see the recognition women's cricket is getting": Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03), Captain, Indian Women's ODI Team
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"No amount of donation is ever small": Actor Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia)
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"Child labourers, kids of daily wagers are worst hit by #coronavirus pandemic": Prayas's Amod Kanth
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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- ANGAD BEDI (@Imangadbedi) April 26, 2020
I will join @PrannoyRoyNDTV, @sanket & @anjileeistwal. @stc_india & @ndtv come together to make #TheInvisibles invisible. Join us in our effort to protect a generation of children - children on the streets - who are more vulnerable than ever. pic.twitter.com/In0iHQzxLE
"The kind of resilience and hope children of the streets have, people with privilege don't": Dia Mirza (@deespeak), UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Actor and Producer
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"Children on the streets are citizens of India and they have the right to dream of a better future": Sanjoy Roy, Founder Trustee, Salaam Baalak Trust
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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"As children of shelter homes, we consider ourselves very weak": Vicky Roy, Photographer
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2020
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Just because thankfully children are not among those get infected with the Coronavirus, their crisis is not getting highlighted like those of the migrant workers, says Prannoy Roy at the start of the telethon.
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- Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) April 26, 2020
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WATCH | Actor Dia Mirza joins NDTV - @stc_india's special campaign to save the lives of street children. Watch our 2-hour telethon this Sunday at 7 pm. #TheInvisibles
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 25, 2020
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We're at home but think of children for whom a home is a dream. They're seen yet unseen, more so during #COVIDCrisis. Join @stc_india & @ndtv's fundraiser on street-connected children to make #TheInvisibles visible. #TuneIn Sunday@7pm and support here: https://t.co/SpCDyIdmqa
- Tahira Kashyap Khurrana (@tahira_k) April 26, 2020